In order for your Auctioneer to be successful, you have to do your part.
A professional auctioneer is worth his or her weight in gold!!! But we or they are not magicians. First you must have incredible items to sell and second, you must fill the room with people who have the ability to bid. You do your work and your Auctioneer will definitely hit a homerun.
ONE TIP: For your own good, stop getting FREE, unqualified people to act like an Auctioneer. Do you want someone to act like a Doctor or a Lawyer? w